Cloth roll holder



May 29, 1951 J. BUCKMAN CLOTH RoLL HOLDER Filed oct. 12, 1946 lNvsN-roR Jacob EuGH/man BY @u ATTORNEY Patented May 29, 1951 UNITED STATES I PATENT OFFICE `CLOTH ROLL HOLDER Jacob Buckman, New York, N. Y. Application October 12, 1946, Serial No. 703,018

2 Claims. 1

This invention relates to holders for rolls of cloth or the like and of the general type of apparatus shown and claimed in my prior Patent 2,333,358, issued Nov. 2, 1943. In this apparatus there is employed a frame structure `having a pair of vertical sockets, one of which may receive and permit rotation of the supporting pin of a vertically disposed roll-impaling and carrying member, or both sockets may receive supports for a horizontal roll. i

The main objects of my invention are to simplify and reduce the cost of the apparatus, increase the rigidity, and better insure the rm securing of the apparatus on a table or other supporting structure.

As one important feature, I make the frame part substantially triangular in shape and adapted to rest on a table or bench with one edge provided with means for clamping it along the edge of a table. A socket is disposed at the apex so that a Vertical roll may be supported at a substantial distance inwardly from the table edge.

As another feature, I make said frame substantially in the shape of a right angled triangle with a second edge substantially at right angles to the clamping edge and with sockets at opposite ends thereof so that a horizontal roll may be supported within its axis at right angles to the general direction of the edge of the table.

I provide a vertical roll-impaling member in the form of a blade extending upwardly from a base plate rotatably supported in the first mentioned socket, and, as one feature of my invention, I provide the blade with ridges on opposite faces and tapered along the length so that they may be forced into the core of the roll of cloth and more effectively secure it against movement in respect to said blade.

As a further feature, I provide a ball support at the lower end of the socket which receives the pin of the roll carrying blade so as to permit free rotation of the blade with the minimum friction and I provide means for guiding the pin into the socket and onto the ball.

Various other features will be hereinafter pointed out or will be apparent from a consideration of the drawings and the following description.

YIn the accompanying drawings,

Figure l is a top plan view of the apparatus clamped to one edge of a table;

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the parts shown in Fig. 1, a part being shown in section.

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2, and

tend along, and parallel to, one edge of a table top or bench A and is provided with a pair of flanges I3, extending downwardly and then laterally beneath the table top A and provided with clamping screws I4 are rigidly securing the frame to the table top and parallel to the general length of the table.

The section member I0 of the frame extends at right angles to the section I2 and the section II extends at an acute angle to both the sections I0 and I2 so that the sections I0 and II converge at the point where they are formed integral with a Vertical post I5, provided with a vertical socket IB. The post and the side members IIJ and Il may be reinforced and strengthened by flanges I'I and I8 on the upper sides of the sections and integral with them and with the post. At the point of intersection of the side members Ill and I2, there is formed a second post I9 which may also be reinforced by the flange I8.

For supporting a Vertical roll of cloth or of other material to be unwound, there is provided a turntable 2| which may be formed integral with, or may be rigidly secured to, a blade 22 adapted to be forced endwise into the core of the roll. This blade has flanges or ridges 23 along opposite faces and substantially midway between opposite edges. These flanges are tapered from the turntable to the upper end which end may be at, or somewhat below, the rounded upper end of the blade. The turntable is provided with a spindle 24 co-axial therewith and on the under side and adapted to extend into the socket I6 of the post I5 and rest upon a ball 25 at the lower end of the socket. As the frame is preferably formed of cast metal, the socket is preferably provided with a liner 26 which may be machined to have a close running fit with the spindle 24.

The upper end of the post I5 is provided with a radially extending groove 21 of a curvature approximating that of the surface of the spindle 24. Thus, after the blade 22 has been forced endwise into the core of a roll, the roll, blade and turntable may be positioned with the spindle 24 horizontal and lying in and supported by the groove 2'I. The outer end of the roll may be then lifted to bring the axis of the roll into a vertical position, and during this movement the weight of one end of the roll is supported by the spindle. As the spindle rests in the groove, lateral movement of the end of the roll is prevented. When the roll axis reaches a vertical position, the spindle will drop into the socket and be in the position shown in Figures 1 and 2. The cloth may then be pulled along the table for cutting, and during such unrolling the roll itself is supported in a vertical position and. lateral movement is prevented by the triangular base which is clamped along the edge of the table.

As disclosed in Figure 13 of my prior Patent '2,333,358 hereinbefore referred to, it is often desirable to support a roll of cloth or other material with its axis horizontal instead of vertical during the unwinding. My present improved construction is equally adapted for supportingV a roll with its axis vertical or horizontal. If a roll is to be mounted with its axis horizontal, the turntable 2i and blade 22 are removed from the socket in the post I and a pair of posts 39 and SI are inserted in the sockets of the posts I5 and I9. These serve to support an extensible member 334 leading to another vertical post, not shown, and to support a roll B. The parts 30, 3l and 33- maybe constructed substantially the same as the corresponding parts shownin Figure 13 of my prior patent and further description of these would seem to be unnecessary.

By having the two posts I5 and I9 in a line at right angles to the element I2 which extends along the edge of the table, it will be seen that the axis of the roll B will be definitely positioned at right angles to the general length of the table and the cloth being unrolled may be properly positioned on the table.

The frame member may be cast from any suitable metal having the required strength and the parts 2| and 22 are preferably formed ol aluminum or other light metal so as to reduce the weight but provide the necessary strength.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A cloth roll holder, including a base frame adapted to be secured to a table and provided with a vertically disposed socket, a turntable, and a substantially flat roll-impaling member rotatably mounted in said socket, rigid with said turntable, and provided with ridges on opposite sides tapering upwardly from said table and adapted to be forced into the core of a roll of cloth.

2. A cloth roll holder having a frame adapted to be secured to a table and provided with a vertical post having a socket and a groove at the upper end thereof radial to said socket, and a roll-impaling member having a s-ubstantially flat blade, a turntable, and a spindle rigid therewith, said spindle being adapted to rest in a horizontal position in said groove and to be retained thereby against lateral movement during upward tilting movement to a vertical position and insertion in. said socket.

JACOB BUCKMAN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 532,955 Guyton Jan. 22, 1895 802,145 Hill Oct. 17, 1905 1,238,571 Rosenthal Aug. 28, 1917 1,300,655 Rubenstein Apr. 15, 1919 2,333,358 Buckma-n Nov. 2, 1945 

